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Toxicity of mixtures of heavy metals and petrochemicals toXenopus laevis

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  1. Laboratory for Ecotoxicology, Environmental Chemistry and Drinking Water, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Hygiene, P.O. Box 1, 3720, BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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de Zwart, D., Slooff, W. Toxicity of mixtures of heavy metals and petrochemicals toXenopus laevis . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 345–351 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606685

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